About twenty one years ago I shot and killed a 5'11" timber rattler. This was at out deer lease outside of Arcadia. The snake was stretched out crossing a field road. I walked up on the rattler end with 22 pistol in hand, planted my foot just behind the rattler, leaned over and shot it in the head. That snake re-flexed upwards and back towards me and I nearly shat in my pants. The shot was dead center of the head. The timbers are a beautiful skinned snake.
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